[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32124-32125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15387]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket 70-7001]
Notice of Amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1 for the
U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah,
KY
The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, has
made a determination that the following amendment request is not
significant in accordance with 10 CFR 76.45. In making that
determination the staff concluded that: (1) There is no change in the
types or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may
be released offsite; (2) there is no significant increase in individual
or cumulative occupational radiation exposure; (3) there is no
significant construction impact; (4) there is no significant increase
in the potential for, or radiological or chemical consequences from,
previously analyzed accidents; (5) the proposed changes do not result
in the possibility of a new or different kind of accident; (6) there is
no significant reduction in any margin of safety; and (7) the proposed
changes will not result in an overall decrease in the effectiveness of
the plant's safety, safeguards or security programs. The basis for this
determination for the amendment request is shown below.
The NRC staff has reviewed the certificate amendment application
and concluded that it provides reasonable assurance of adequate safety,
safeguards, and security, and compliance with NRC requirements.
Therefore, the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, is prepared to issue an amendment to the Certificate of
Compliance for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The staff has
prepared a Compliance Evaluation Report which provides details of the
staff's evaluation.
The NRC staff has determined that this amendment satisfies the
criteria for a categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22.
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact
statement or environmental
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assessment need be prepared for this amendment.
USEC or any person whose interest may be affected may file a
petition, not exceeding 30 pages, requesting review of the Director's
Decision. The petition must be filed with the Commission not later than
15 days after publication of this Federal Register notice. A petition
for review of the Director's Decision shall set forth with
particularity the interest of the petitioner and how that interest may
be affected by the results of the Decision. The petition should
specifically explain the reasons why review of the Decision should be
permitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) The
interest of the petitioner; (2) how that interest may be affected by
the Decision, including the reasons why the petitioner should be
permitted a review of the Decision; and (3) the petitioner's areas of
concern about the activity that is the subject matter of the Decision.
Any person described in this paragraph (USEC or any person who filed a
petition) may file a response to any petition for review, not to exceed
30 pages, within 10 days after filing of the petition. If no petition
is received within the designated 15-day period, the Director will
issue the final amendment to the Certificate of Compliance without
further delay. If a petition for review is received, the Decision on
the amendment application will become final in 60 days, unless the
Commission grants the petition for review or otherwise acts within 60
days after publication of this Federal Register notice.
A petition for review must be filed with the Secretary of the
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff, or may be
delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman
Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC, by the above date.
For further details with respect to the action see: (1) The
application for amendment and (2) the Commission's Compliance
Evaluation Report. These items are available for public inspection at
the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L
Street, NW, Washington, DC, and at the Local Public Document Room.
Date of amendment request: March 31, 1997.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment, in accordance with a
commitment made in the USEC certificate application, changes the
administrative Technical Safety Requirement (TSR) that limits the
working hours of facility staff who perform safety functions.
Basis for finding of no significance:
1. The proposed amendment will not result in a change in the types
or significant increase in the amounts of any effluents that may be
released offsite.
Limiting working hours of facility staff who perform safety
functions may enhance safety by reducing occupational stresses and
burdens on facility staff who perform safety functions. Therefore, this
TSR amendment will not result in an increase in the amounts of
effluents that may be released offsite or result in any impact to the
environment.
2. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase
in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.
The proposed reductions in overtime limits, will not increase
individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.
3. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant
construction impact.
The proposed changes will not result in any construction,
therefore, there will be no construction impacts.
4. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant increase
in the potential for, or radiological or chemical consequences from,
previously analyzed accidents.
The proposed change involves revision of the hours of work TSR to
establish more restrictive limitations than the current TSR. As such,
these changes do not represent an increase in the potential for, or
radiological or chemical consequences from, previously analyzed
accidents.
5. The proposed amendment will not result in the possibility of a
new or different kind of accident.
The proposed changes will not result in the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident. In fact, the reductions in overtime limits
described in the assessment of criterion 1, may enhance safety by
reducing occupational stresses and burdens on facility staff who
perform safety functions.
6. The proposed amendment will not result in a significant
reduction in any margin of safety.
The proposed changes, more restrictive work hour controls, will not
reduce the margin of safety as defined in the Technical Safety
Requirement. The change is needed to minimize the potential for adverse
effects which may be associated with excessive work hours.
7. The proposed amendment will not result in an overall decrease in
the effectiveness of the plant's safety, safeguards or security
programs.
Reduction in limits to overtime would not result in a decrease in
the overall effectiveness of the plant's safety program. The staff has
also not identified any safeguards or security related implications
from the proposed amendment. Therefore, reducing the limits on overtime
will not result in an overall decrease in the effectiveness of the
plant's safety, safeguards, or security programs.
Effective date: The amendment to Certificate of Compliance GDP-1
becomes effective 30 days after being signed by the Director, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Certificate of Compliance No. GDP-1: Amendment will revise the
Technical Safety Requirement on overtime.
Local Public Document Room location: Paducah Public Library, 555
Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42003.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of June 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carl J. Paperiello,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-15387 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
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